Chapter 19. Terminating Employees When All Else Fails
In This Chapter
Understanding the various kinds of termination
Carrying out layoffs
Taking necessary precautions before terminating an employee
Firing employees: A step-by-step approach
Determining the proper time to terminate employees
Being a manager is a tough job. If people tell you that the job is easy, they're joking, lying, or totally confused. Challenging? Yes. Constantly changing? Yes. Satisfying? Yes — for the most part. Easy? No. And of all the tough jobs managers have to do routinely, firing employees has to be the absolute toughest. Take our word for it: No matter how many times you fire someone, terminating an employee is never a pleasant thing to do.
The mechanics of terminating employees — setting goals, gathering data, assessing performance, carrying out discipline, and completing the paperwork — aren't so tough. The tough part is all the emotional baggage that goes along with firing someone — especially someone you've worked with for some time and have shared good and bad times with. However, no matter how difficult, taking an employee aside and telling him that his services are no longer needed is sometimes your only option.
No matter how much you try to help someone succeed in your organization, sometimes that person's employment at your firm just isn't meant to be. This forces the questions, what's the best way for you to deal with the problem, and what's the best way for you to deal with the person?
You see, terminations ...
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